Victrix Posted August 30 · Member Share Posted August 30 Came across this coin and at first I thought this must have been some damnatio of some kind. However the reverse also has it. Possibly a token or some other usage ? 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasiel Posted August 30 · Member Share Posted August 30 Damnatio memoriae is one of those myths that won't die. Yes, it was a thing in the aftermath of certain purges (Caligula, Nero, Geta) but these edicts were by and large symbolic. The rage was to be vented out on the ousted leader's portraits, monuments and other public displays associated with the person. But much as you might dislike, say, Andrew Jackson for being the detestable ahole he was, you're almost certainly not going to take it out by ripping up your 20 dollar bills. Neither should one think ordinary Romans defaced their own money when doing so might make it worthless. Except, of course, when they were bored or drunk. You do stupid things on those occasions Rasiel 5 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted August 30 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted August 30 (edited) Here's my Pupienus...celebrating his unlikely victory over Maximinus Thrax at Aquileia. I have a few sestertii with scratches. I presume it's just part of normal wear and tear on these coins like once in awhile I get a damaged quarter in my change. Then again neither Balbinus or Pupienus were deified nor commemorated in Trajan Decius' memorial coinage. I suppose the coins would have read "DIVO PVPIENO" so a bit humorous in modern parlance....whereas the weird Commodus was deified. Here is a Volusian with an (ancient) scratch Edited August 30 by Ancient Coin Hunter 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ominus1 Posted August 30 · Supporter Share Posted August 30 (edited) ..welp i'd sat somebody had in in for that coin...:)...lQQks like maybe they tried to quarter it up.... Edited August 30 by ominus1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Julius Posted August 30 · Member Share Posted August 30 This Faustina II coin took a beating in ancient times too. I’ve always thought it would be fun to time travel just to see it being done. Why? What was the setting? Were they bored, using it for something? 3 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alegandron Posted August 31 · Supporter Share Posted August 31 (edited) If you are going to have a Pupienus, you have got to have his BEST BUDDY, too! Balbinus, AD 238 AR Denarius, 20mm, 3.7g, 12h; Rome, AD 238. Obv.: IMP C D CAEL BALBINVS AVG; Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right. Rev.: VICTORIA AVGG; Victory standing front with wreath and palm. Reference: RIC 8 Pupienus 238 Ar. denarius, IMP CM CLOD PVPIENVS AVG, dr. laur. bust r., rev., CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated l. on the throne holding patera and double cornucopiae (Seaby, 6). 3 g Edited August 31 by Alegandron 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justus Posted August 31 · Member Share Posted August 31 (edited) On 8/30/2024 at 5:18 AM, Victrix said: Came across this coin and at first I thought this must have been some damnatio of some kind. However the reverse also has it. Possibly a token or some other usage ? From an essay in the journal Trierer Petermännchen 32/33, 2020 on the topic "Damnatio Memoriae on Roman coins? "The vast majority of the damage is certainly due to private or individual destruction by individuals, i.e. a kind of "personal" damnatio memoriae, so to speak. The cause may have been both religious and political, such as hatred of a particular emperor or even of the entire Imperium Romanum. https://www.academia.edu/43280678/Damnatio_Memoriae_auf_römischen_Münzen Edited August 31 by justus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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